NextCare wins new Bahrain licenceThe Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has granted a licence to NextCare Holding to establish NextCare Bahrain. NextCare Holding, which was incorporated in Bahrain with a paid up capital of $8 millio More… |
Sudan grants Iran firm gold exploration licenceSudan has granted an Iranian firm a licence to explore for gold in the African country, state-linked media said, a sign of strengthening business ties between Khartoum and Tehran. Sudan state media said in February after a meeting More… |
DHA sets deadline for licence registerationDubai Health Authority (DHA) has set a May 31 deadline for all in-patient and out-patient pharmacies and professionals (pharmacists and assistant pharmacists) in the emirate with a valid Ministry of Health (MoH) licence to regi More… |
Saudi green signal to women's sports clubsSaudi Arabia is to license women's sports clubs for the first time, al-Watan daily reported, in a major step for an ultra-religious country where clerics have warned against female exercise. Last year the conservative Islamic More… |
Saudi offers three new telecom licencesSaudi Arabia's telecoms regulator has a set a May 4 deadline for companies to submit applications for three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences in the kingdom. MVNOs do not own t More… |
Bahrain in move to boost foreign investmentMeasures that can attract more investment into Bahrain, especially regarding speedy completion of transactions and issuance of licences for foreign investment have been called by HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. More… |
Gulf Air, Qatar Airways win Saudi licenceSaudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has awarded carrier licences to Gulf Air and Qatar Airways – the first foreign airlines to win such a licence in the kingdom, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported yesterd More… |
Saudi postpones new aviation licensesSaudi Arabia's General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has postponed awarding new carrier licenses until the end of this year as it needs more time to evaluate the bids, it said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. More… |
PCCW wins Oman fixed-line telecom licenceOman has granted a fixed-line telecommunications licence for the greater Muscat area to a consortium of Awaser Oman Company and Hong Kong's PCCW International, the regulator said on Monday, a decision that may squeeze earnings at Oman's More… |
Barclays denies illegal payment for Saudi licenceBarclays did not make any "illegal payment" to win a banking license in Saudi Arabia, the bank said in a statement in response to a newspaper report last week that said US authorities were looking at whether improper payments were made More… |








